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California beaches, homes slammed by waves from Tropical Storm Rachel

Inspectors marked several homes unsafe after waves from the storm undercut the ground beneath them; the owners are learning what oceanfront really means.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTropical Storm Rachel has sent big waves into the California coast, and some homes have been marked unsafe. Lola Cruz is on the shoreline tonight.

  2. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm standing on a bluff in what used to be someone's backyard, and behind me you can see a house hanging over the edge where the ground washed away beneath it.

  3. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentInspectors have put unsafe notices on several homes along this stretch, and the surf is still pounding the cliff right now.

  4. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI've covered artillery with better manners. Sir, this is your house?

  5. Leopold MarshIt was my house, and now it's a pier. I'm told the view has never been better, and honestly I've never had this much beachfront.

  6. Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentYour porch is dangling over open air.

  7. Leopold MarshWhich is why I'm thinking of charging the neighbors for parking.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe county says the house is unsafe, and he says it's appreciating. Stay off the pier, sir.

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  1. Utah-Kansas kickoff moved up due to Tropical Storm Rachel · Yahoo Sports
  2. Tropical Storm Rachel nears San Diego as heatwave breaks · Weather West
  3. Rachel's odd track leaves SoCal weekend forecast in question · Los Angeles Times
  4. Rachel's surf drives out Long Beach residents, shuts Newport beaches · Los Angeles Times
  5. Rachel's surf leaves Long Beach residents out and Newport beaches… · Los Angeles Times
  6. Tropical Storm Rachel weakens but still soaks San Diego County · San Diego Union-Tribune
  7. California beaches, homes slammed by waves from Tropical Storm Rachel (this story)

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